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January 11, 2021 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEDERLAND 4:30 P.m_ 3armuary 11, 2021 1. MEETING The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Mayor Albanese at the Nederland City Office Building, 207 N. Street, Nederland, Texas. See attached for quorum. This meeting was closed to in-person attendance by the public. A temporary suspension of the Open Meetings Act to allow telephone or videoconference public meetings has been granted by Governor Abbott. Telephonic and videoconferencing capabilities were utilized to allow individuals to address the City Council. The following statement was posted: "PIIIRSUANT TO SECTION 30.07, PENAL CODE (TRESPASS BY LICENSE HOLDER WITH AN OPENLY CARRIED HANDGUN), A PERSON LICENSED UNDER SUBCHAPTER H, CHAPTER 411, GOVERNMENT CODE (HANDGUN LICENSING LAW), MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A HANDGUN THAT IS CARRIED OPENLY." 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The invocation and pledge of allegiance were led by Gay Ferguson, City Clerk_ 3_ CONSENT AGENDA - All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a councilmember so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately_ A motion was made by Councilmember Neal and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hollier to approve the Consent Agenda Items a-b as presented. MOTION CARRIED_ Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root. Noes: None. a. Minutes - December 14, 2020 regular meeting b. Tax Assessor Collection Report - November 2020 4. REGULAR AGENDA a. A motion was made by Councilmember Austin and seconded by Councilmember Neal to authorize the acceptance of the 2021 Wilton and Effie Mae Hebert Foundation grant. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root. Noes: None. Minutes Continued, January 11, 2021 b. A motion was made by Councilmember Root and seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Hollier to approve Resolution No. 2021-01, ratifying a Declaration of Disaster of Local State of Disaster in response to Hurricane Laura and consenting to continuation of the disaster for a period of more than seven days. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root. Noes: None. c. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Hollier and seconded by Councilmember Austin to approve Resolution No. 2021-02, ratifying a Declaration of Disaster of Local State of Disaster in response to Hurricane Delta and consenting to continuation of the disaster declaration for a period of more than seven days. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root. Noes: None. d. A motion was made by Councilmember Neal and seconded by Councilmember Root to approve Resolution No. 2021-03, ratifying a Declaration of Disaster of Local State of Disaster in response to concerns related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and consenting to continuation of the disaster declaration for a period of more than seven days. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root. Noes: None. e. Chris Duque, City Manager, said there was no staff recommendation to revise current levels of operation. f. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Hollier and seconded by Councilmember Austin to extend the City of Nederland Emergency Pandemic Leave Policy until February 28, 2021. MOTION CARRIED. Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root. Noes: None. 5. COMMUNICATION City Manager's Report: • City Offices closed on Monday, Jan. 18th, for M. L. King Day and garbage service will run one day behind. • State of Texas will be providing COVID testing at the Recreation Center this Wednesday and Thursday free of charge. • There has been no decision made regarding the Nederland Heritage Festival. • The City has received a grant from the Texas General Land Office in the amount of $4.2M for drainage repairs. 6. ADJOURN There being no further business a motion was made by Mayor Albanese and seconded by Councilmember Austin to adjourn the meeting at 4:54 p.m. MOTION CARRIED. Minutes Continued, January 11, 2021 Ayes: Mayor Albanese, Councilmembers Austin, Neal, Hollier, and Root. Noes: None. .1411 t P S • `\\\\1111111111111,��,/ ton Albanese, Mayor e � NEpFR �%, City of Nederland, Texas ,.•meq X111111111111\\ r � . . d /AIAd 441/ cay Ferg "on, ity CI k City of Nederland, Texas CITY OF NEDERLAND COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE SHEET NAME TITLE PRESET ABSENT Don Albanese Mayor \ / Talmadge Austin Council Member—Ward I v Billy Neal Council Member—Ward II V Emmett Hollier Council Member—Ward III Vi Sylvia Root Council Member—Ward IV V Chris Duque City Manager V Gay Ferguson City Clerk Jesse Branick CityAttorney Y Cheryl Dowden Director of Finance v Gary Porter Police Chief V Terry Morton Fire Chief Robert Woods Director of Public Works George Wheeler Building Official V Victoria Klehn Librarian V Holly Guidry Human Resources Director 1r Joni Underwood Executive Secretary Angela Fanette Parks Director V-- Ai ad-15-0-U-- on Albanese, Mayor 4/ i././4/ /�/A ay Fergu 6 n, City C;kV _ January 11, 2021 Date ,,�S0N co 4 D1' ALLISON NATHAN GETZ —, 1— • -< TERRY WUENSCHEL TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR * ; CHIEF DEPUTY TEXA _ STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON I, Allison Nathan Getz, P.C.C., the Tax Assessor-Collector of Jefferson County, Texas and also,by contract or statute, the Tax Assessor-Collector for CITY OF NEDERLAND, affirm,under oath, that this amount $458,908.58, represents all taxes collected for CITY OF NEDERLAND during the month of November 2020. Allison Nathan Getz, P.C.C. JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE•P.O.BOX 2112•BEAUMONT,TEXAS 77704-2112 PHONE: (409)835-8516 • FAX: (409)835-8589 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEDERLAND, TEXAS EXTENDING THE DISASTER DECLARATION ISSUED BY MAYOR ALBANESE ON AUGUST 24, 2020 IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE LAURA WHEREAS,the City of Nederland,Texas has been impacted by Hurricane Laura;and WHEREAS,on August 24,2020, Don Albanese, Mayor of the City of Nederland,Texas issued a Declaration of Disaster declaring a state of disaster for the City of Nederland;and WHEREAS,the Nederland City Council via Resolutions No.2020-18, No.2020-19, No.2020-22, and No. 2020-27 authorized the extension of the Declaration of Disaster in accordance with Section 418.018 of the Texas Government Code;and WHEREAS,the conditions necessitating such disaster declaration continue to exist;and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 418.108(b), Texas Government Code, a local state of disaster may not be continued for a period in excess of seven(7)days without the consent of the governmental body of the political subdivision;and WHEREAS,the continued effects of Hurricane Laura pose an imminent threat to public health and safety and immediate action of the City Council is required. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEDERLAND,TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The declaration of disaster, which was signed and executed by the Mayor on August 24, 2020, shall be extended by the City Council of the City of Nederland effective February 1, 2021 through March 2, 2021 in accordance with Section 418.018 of the Texas Government Code. Section 2. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Open Meetings Act,Texas Government Code,Chapter 551. Section 3. This resolution shall become effective from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Nederland City Council this the 11TH day of JANUARY.2021. \„oiuurr,,,,,', F NES '•pG;44; J ;,_ Don Albanese, Mayor c' 7.7... City of Nederland, Texas A T,,,IF,y�fFiEFF.o�s'\ 1 1 . Ae /1 .AL'�L� Gay Fergu'on, City Cler' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Jess- ity Attorney RESOLUTION NO. 2021-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEDERLAND, TEXAS EXTENDING THE DISASTER DECLARATION ISSUED BY MAYOR ALBANESE ON OCTOBER 9, 2020 IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE DELTA WHEREAS,the City of Nederland,Texas has been impacted by Hurricane Delta;and WHEREAS,on October 9,2020, Don Albanese, Mayor of the City of Nederland,Texas issued a Declaration of Disaster declaring a state of disaster for the City of Nederland;and WHEREAS,the Nederland City Council via Resolutions No.2020-20,No.2020-23,and No.2020- 28 authorized the extension of the Declaration of Disaster in accordance with Section 418.018 of the Texas Government Code;and WHEREAS,the conditions necessitating such disaster declaration continue to exist;and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 418.108(b),Texas Government Code, a local state of disaster may not be continued for a period in excess of seven(7)days without the consent of the governmental body of the political subdivision;and WHEREAS,the continued effects of Hurricane Laura pose an imminent threat to public health and safety and immediate action of the City Council is required. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEDERLAND,TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The declaration of disaster, which was signed and executed by the Mayor on October 9, 2020, shall be extended by the City Council of the City of Nederland effective January 17,2021 through February 16,2021 in accordance with Section 418.018 of the Texas Government Code. Section 2. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Open Meetings Act,Texas Government Code,Chapter 551. Section 3. This resolution shall become effective from and after its passage. ,,,,,,,„IPASSED AND APPROVED by the Nederland City Council this the 11TH day of JANUARY,2021. /10 , W.A,..<.11?� '� Don Albanese, Mayor OF 1EF� °\ City of Nederland, Texas ATTEST:" Ma ,O� Gay Fergu on, City APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: or eau illtJess- , City Attorney RESOLUTION NO. 2021-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEDERLAND, TEXAS EXTENDING THE DISASTER DECLARATION ISSUED BY MAYOR ALBANESE ON MARCH 16, 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) WHEREAS, the City of Nederland, Texas has been impacted by the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19)that was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization;and WHEREAS,on March 16, 2020, Don Albanese, Mayor of the City of Nederland,Texas issued a Declaration of Disaster declaring a state of disaster for the City of Nederland;and WHEREAS,the Nederland City Council via Resolution No. 2020-03, No. 2020-04, No. 2020-06, No. 2020-09, No. 2020-12, No. 2020-14, No. 2020-19, No. 2020-29, and No. 2020-30 authorized the extension of the Declaration of Disaster in accordance with Section 418.018 of the Texas Government Code;and WHEREAS,the conditions necessitating such disaster declaration continue to exist;and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 418.108(b),Texas Government Code, a local state of disaster may not be continued for a period in excess of seven(7)days without the consent of the governmental body of the political subdivision;and WHEREAS,the continued presence and effects of Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pose an imminent threat to public health and safety and immediate action of the City Council is required. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEDERLAND,TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The declaration of disaster, which was signed and executed by the Mayor on March 16, 2020, shall be extended by the City Council of the City of Nederland effective January 14,2021 through February 13,2021 in accordance with Section 418.018 of the Texas Government Code. Section 2. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Open Meetings Act,Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Section 3. This resolution shall become effective from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Nederland City Council this the 11'day of JANUARY,2021. `,,,, t Hien,,,, xs‘ _i_&.4__ag,s.eLis2A-0--- �� EDF./- o1 J i‘A- _� Don Albanese, Mayor . 1, li',,! O ��, City of Nederland, Texas Al s ay Fer�on, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Jess, ity Attorney